"Amanda Robin" wrote in message
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Hi everybody,

I've read some old threads about this, but with new glucometers always
on the market I thought I'd ask again.

My cat, Rusty, spent the night in the ER vet's because he went
extremely hypoglycemic yesterday (20). He's still in the regulation
stage and has been taking a rather large dose of ultralente insulin.

Anyway, I think in the future I am going to need to know more than just
a "Negative" urine test. I need to know how low.

So those of you who use glucometers on a cat, what kind do you like?

Thanks,
Amanda

Fortunately, I have never had to use glucometer for a cat, but I know there
are others on this group who will respond. However, I may still have a bit
of input that could help you because *I* was recently diagnosed as diabetic.
I am using the FreeStyle glucometer (manufactured by TheraSense). It is
very easy to use and requires only a tiny drop of blood for testing. You
can also easily download results to your computer (using a cable sold by
TheraSense for $19.99), and you can configure the software to use whatever
"high" and "low" readings are appropriate. It takes only seconds to
download test results, and the software will flag abnormal readings -- and
maintain a history for continuous evaluation. TheraSense also manufactures
FreeStyle Flash. This supposedly is the smallest meter on the market, and I
think it includes a cable for downloading.

MaryL